Answer:
Pnitrogen=3.18 kPa, Poxygen=1.62 kPa , Ptotal= 4.80 kPa
Explanation:
partial pressure equation becomes Ptotal = Pnitrogen + Poxygen
Partial pressure of Nitrogen
Pnitrogen= nRT/V
n=no of moles =mass/molar mass
mass of nitrogen=0.6kg
Molar mass of nitrogen gas=28gmol^-1
n=0.6/28=0.0214moles
R=0.2968 kPa·m3/kg·K
T=300k
V=0.6m^3
Pnitrogen=(0.0214 * 0.2968 * 300)/0.6
Pnitrogen=3.18 kPa
Likewise
Poxygen=nRT/V
n=0.4/32=0.0125moles
R=0.2598 kPa·m3/kg·K
T=300k
V=0.6m^3
Poxygen=(0.0125 * 0.2598 * 300)/0.6
Poxygen=1.62 kPa
Ptotal= 3.18+1.62= 4.80 kPa